Archibald Johnston Kingsley died March 17th, 2015. Archibald “Arch” Kingsley was born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania on July 11th, 1927 to parents George and Elizabeth Kingsley.
At 7, Arch was enrolled at The Haverford School in Haverford Pennsylvania; the youngest boarding student in its history. Every year during the summer Arch went to camp at Culver Academy on Lake Maxinkuckee Illinois, becoming a golden gloves boxer. Arch went on to graduate high school at Governor Dummer Academy in Newbury, Massachusetts.
Arch enlisted in the US Navy at age 17. After completing his Navy commitment Arch followed the footsteps of both his father and grandfather by joining Kappa Alpha Society at Hobart College in Geneva New York, graduating with the class of 1950.
A 34-year career as a commercial airline pilot started with Arch flying DC-3s with Capital Airlines. Soon after Arch joined United Airlines and finished his career flying DC-10s on the Chicago to Maui route.
Beginning as a child in Pennsylvania, and later after settling in Middleburg Virginia Arch owned, rode and enjoyed horses. Arch rode throughout the 1960s and 1970s both as an amateur steeplechase jockey and as a Joint MFH for Middleburg Hunt. When Arch retired from riding races he continued his involvement in steeplechase horses as an owner, with horses in the UK and US.
Later in life, Arch rediscovered his love of the water and moved to Easton Maryland. After sailing all over the Chesapeake Bay and the Eastern Seaboard Arch, eventually took his sailboat “Archrival” from his dock in Easton to Grenada and back. While living in Easton Arch joined an amateur adult hockey league, playing on the “geriatric line” until his late 60s.
Arch retired to White Stone Virginia with Louise “Weezie”, his wife of 35 years. Continuing his love of the water, Arch acquired a trawler, which he took up the Hudson River into Canada and back. In his eighties, Arch received his commercial Captain’s certification, allowing him to pilot vessels over 100 tons.
Arch rode motorcycles all through his life. In order to accommodate his best friend and canine companion Linus, Arch had a sidecar installed on his last motorcycle, a replica Royal Enfield. More recently Arch planned a return to riding to hounds and purchased a vintage airplane in order to commute from White Stone to Middleburg.

Archibald Johnston Kingsley is survived by his wife Louise; brother George “Skipper” Kingsley; six children- James “Jim” Kingsley of Richmond Virginia, Margaret “Peggy” Kuniansky of Atlanta Georgia, George Kingsley of Lincoln Virginia, Arch Kingsley Jr of Camden South Carolina, Josephine Kingsley of White Stone, Virginia, and Charles Kingsley of Richmond; 5 grandchildren; and 1 great grandchild.




A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 23, 2015 at Wicomico Parish, 5192 Jesse Ball DuPont Highway, Wicomico Church, Virginia.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to the Northern Neck Humane Society, PO Box 233, Reedville VA 22539. http://www.northernneckhumanesociety.org or the Animal Welfare League of the Northern Neck, Box 975, White Stone (www.animalwelfareleagueofthenorthernneck.org)